Mikel Arteta says Eberechi Eze’s thunderbolt is ‘the reason why he’s here’
Mikel Arteta, right, believes Eberechi Eze’s goal proves why he is at Arsenal. Pic: Bradley Collyer/PA
Mikel Arteta claimed the wonder goal scored by Eberechi Eze to fire Arsenal on the way to the Champions League quarter-finals is “the reason why he’s here”.
Eze hit spectacular 20-yard thunderbolt before Declan Rice added a classy second to seal a 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen for a 3-1 aggregate success.
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